Oxidation of the arsenic-rich concentrate at the Přebuz abandoned mine (Erzgebirge Mts., CZ): Mineralogical evolution

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 322, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 271-282

  Filippi, Michal ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Arsenic concentrate; Arsenic secondary minerals; Arsenopyrite; L llingite; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; CEMENTS; MICROANALYSIS; MINERALOGY; ORES; OXIDATION; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ENERGY-DISPERSIVE MICROANALYSIS (EDAX); FELDSPARS;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; ARSENOPYRITE; ELEMENT; KAATIALAITE; LOLLINGITE; MINERAL; PYRITE; SCORODITE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABANDONED MINE; ARSENIC; MINE WASTE; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DISSOLUTION; MIGRATION; MINERALOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; WEATHERING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; ERZGEBIRGE MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 1842634792     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2003.09.024     Document Type: Article

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